Swoop/history
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January 13, 2026
- Swoop: Reduced the cooldown from 12 seconds to 10 seconds in PvE and from 18 seconds to 15 seconds in PvP. Increased the power coefficient from 2.18 to 2.4 in PvE only. Increased the damage coefficient from 0.91 to 1.0 in PvP and WvW.
Swoop
- Profession
Ranger (skill list)- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Movement
- Leap
- Game link
“Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes.
Damage: 968 (2.4)? Damage: 403 (1.0)?- Number of Targets: 3
- Evasion Duration While Swinging: ½ seconds
- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,000
— In-game description
January 30, 2024
- Swoop: Increased the power coefficient from 1.0 to 2.18 in PvE only.
Swoop
- Profession
Ranger (skill list)- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Movement
- Leap
- Game link
“Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes.
Damage: 879 (2.18)? Damage: 367 (0.91)?- Number of Targets: 3
- Evasion Duration While Swinging: ½ seconds
- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,000
— In-game description
April 28, 2020
- Swoop: Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 18 seconds in PvP only.
Swoop
- Profession
Ranger (skill list)- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes.
Damage: 403 (1.0)? Damage: 367 (0.91)?- Number of Targets: 3
- Evasion Duration While Swinging: ½ seconds
- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,000
— In-game description
February 25, 2020
- Swoop: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.91. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds.
Swoop
- Profession
Ranger (skill list)- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes.
Damage: 403 (1.0)? Damage: 367 (0.91)?- Number of Targets: 3
- Evasion Duration While Swinging: ½ seconds
- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,000
— In-game description
October 01, 2019
- Swoop: Fixed an issue that prevented the casting bar for this skill from matching the actual casting time of the dash.
August 08, 2017
- Swoop: Changed the range skill fact from 1,100 to 1,000 to better reflect the actual range of this skill (no functionality change).
Swoop
- Profession
Ranger (skill list)- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes.
- Damage: 327 (1.0)?
- Number of Targets: 3
- Evasion Duration While Swinging: ½ seconds
- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,000
— In-game description
July 26, 2016
- Swoop: This skill will no longer be affected by movement-impairing conditions.
August 25, 2015
- Swoop: Fixed a bug that caused this skill to trigger leap finishers twice.
- This skill now only triggers a leap finisher when the character jumps toward their target.
June 23, 2015
- Swoop: Movement-speed adjustments no longer affect the intended travel distance.
September 09, 2014
- Swoop The ranger now evades during the attack portion of the skill.
Swoop
- Profession
Ranger (skill list)- Weapon
- Greatsword

- Game link
“Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes.
- Damage: 327 (1.0)?
- Number of Targets: 3
- Evasion Duration While Swinging: ½ seconds
- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,100
— In-game description
August 20, 2013
- Swoop: The charge portion of this skill no longer spams "miss" while running toward an enemy.
April 30, 2013
- Swoop skill: Corrected the damage indicated in the skill fact.
Swoop
“Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes.
- Damage: 327 (1.0)?
- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,100
— In-game description
Original version
Swoop
“Run and leap at your foe, hitting them and nearby foes.
- Damage: 517 (1.0)?
- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,100
— In-game description